Pinking from timing

[coldo1987]

Hey everyone just wondered if anyone has ever came across pinking from their timing meaning there timing needs advanced or retarded? keep getting a rattly sound at highish revs. Ive not got a strobe light to check the timing but got told to check the clearance gap in the spark plugs? any ideas anyone? thanks

[kcsaxo]

i get pinking also, especially going uphill in a high gear. this might sound daft but have you booted it recently? sometimes the valves need a good cleaning out to get rid of the carbon hence why cars run smoother after long journeys.

what plugs are you running? tehy could be causing too much heat also.

[RS_Matt]

mine jingles a touch when putting the pedal down in 5th at about 35 mph, and the car smells of petrol fumes all the time -

[coldo1987]

i get pinking also, especially going uphill in a high gear. this might sound daft but have you booted it recently? sometimes the valves need a good cleaning out to get rid of the carbon hence why cars run smoother after long journeys.

what plugs are you running? tehy could be causing too much heat also.

I havent checked the plugs yet, thats tomorrows job as im thinking of changing them because my service is due. I did give it a booting to see if it would help clear the pinking noise but it didnt lol. i hadnt thought about carbon buildup in the valves could be a possibility. Its a 2001 mk vtr ive got btw incase that helps anyone.